Another little gem from my marking. It took me a few moments to understand what had gone wrong.
It's from a correspondence course for Higher English.
Question: What are runes? (You may like to use a dictionary to help you answer this question.)
Student's answer: Runes are remnants of a dwelling or building that are no longer kept mended.
you are kidding!?!?!!!! that is hilarious. i didn't think we could top the You Don't Have To Be Good At Maths one :)
ReplyDeleteThat student should write a rune about the ruins.....
ReplyDeleteI love it - what a wonderful language is English
ReplyDeleteHey, that's the right answer!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it?
Maybe they read the question too quickly.
Maybe they are Strine, you know, from Australia.
I am so happy that the internet didn't exist when I was at school. I'm sure my history teacher would had years' worth of blog material from my essays.
ReplyDeleteMind boggling! a great laugh, though!
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